Fran Price has always loved her foster brother, Eddie Bertram.
Like her other foster siblings, he is hardly aware of Fran, except to make use of her, dealing with all sorts of family problems. When he is jilted by a woman who also causes the beakdown of his sister's marriage, Fran is there to pick up the pieces, for Eddie and the whole family.
But a jealous aunt drives Fran from the only home she has known for years.
Will she build a new life away from all she loves? Will Eddie finally realise what has been under his nose all the time?